Weird gray brackets

[W M]

Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get rid of
them from the text.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[W M]

Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get rid of
them from the text.

 

[W M]

Nevermind Suzanne, I found it. I went to insert ---> bookmark and deleted
the one I wanted.

Thank you for your help.
Wendy

Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup

so
all may benefit.

Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets

around
text

[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get

rid

of

 

[Klaus Linke]

It's probably ok, but if Word (or a previous author) inserted the bookmark, say, for a cross-reference, deleting it will break the cross-reference.

Regards,
Klaus

Nevermind Suzanne, I found it. I went to insert ---> bookmark and deleted
the one I wanted.

Thank you for your help.
Wendy

Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup

so
all may benefit.

Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around
text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get

rid

of
them from the text.